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Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHigh

MynameisLiKang.IliveinShijiazhuang,acitynotfarfromBeijing.ItisthecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.TodayismyfirstdayatSeniorHighschoolandI’mwritingdownmythoughtsaboutit.MynewschoolisverygoodandIcanseewhy.Theteachersareveryenthusiasticandfriendlyandtheclassroomsareamazing.Everyroomhasacomputerwithaspecialscreen,almostasbigasacinemascreen.Theteacherswriteonthecomputer,andtheirwordsappearonthescreenbehindthem.Thescreensalsoshowphotographs,textandinformationfromwebsites.They’rebrilliant!

TheEnglishclassisreallyinteresting.TheteacherisaveryenthusiasticwomancalledMsShen.We’reusinganewtextbookandMsShen’smethodofteachingisnothingliketheteachersatmyJuniorHighschool.Shethinksthatreadingcomprehensionisimportant,butwespeakalotinclass,too.Andwehavefun.Idon’tthinkIwillbeboredinMsShen’sclass!

Todayweintroducedourselvestoeachother.Wedidthisingroups.Somestudentswereembarrassedatfirstbuteveryonewasveryfriendlyanditwasreallynice.MsShengaveusinstructionsandthenweworkedbyourselves.MsShenwantstohelpusimproveourspellingandhandwriting.Wedothisinafunway,withspellinggamesandotheractivities.Ilikeherattitudeverymuch,andthebehaviouroftheotherstudentsshowsthattheylikeher,too.Therearesixty-fivestudentsinmyclass—morethanmypreviousclassinJuniorHigh.Forty-nineofthemaregirls.Inotherwords,therearethreetimesasmanygirlsasboys.Theysaythatgirlsareusuallymorehard-workingthanboys,butinthisclass,everyoneishard-working.Forourhomeworktonight,wehavetowriteadescriptionofthestreetwherewelive.I’mlookingforwardtodoingit!

MyAfter-schoolActivities.Asthestudentsofmoderntimes,wehavecolorfulschoollife.Everyday,welearnplentyofknowledgeondifferentsubjectsinclass.Andourschoolorganizesmanyextracurricularactivitiesinordertohelpusputwhatwehavelearnedintopractice.Afterclass,wetakepartinvariousactivities,likeplayingfootball,basketball,badminton,etc.Theyaregoodforourhealth.Besides,weareabletojoininthelecturesorganizedbyliteratureassociation,musicgroup,artgroup,whereyoucanenjoyfamousworks,learntoplayinstrumentsordrawpictures.Also,therearechancesforustousecomputersinthelaboratoryandtalkwithsomeforeignteachersaboutanythingweareinterestedinattheEnglishcorner.Now,mostofusmayoperatecomputersfreelyandhaveagoodcommandofspokenEnglish.Inadditiontotheafter-classactivitiesmentionedhere,therearestillmanyotherssuchassportsmeeting,debate,socialinvestigation,etc.Allthoseactivitiesmakeourschoollifeattractiveandinteresting.Wewilltakeadvantagesoftheexperienceinthefuture.

Moudle2MyNewTeachers

Theysaythatfirstimpressionsareveryimportant.MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Liwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Ithinkperhapsshewas,asitwasherfirstlessonwithus.Butnow,aftertwoweeks,theclassreallylikesworkingwithher.She'skindandpatient,andsheexplainsEnglishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!

Sheavoidsmakingyoufeelstupid!

I'vealwayshatedmakingmistakesorpronouncingawordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butMrs.Lijustsmiles,sothatyoudon'tfeelcompletelystupid!

Ithinkmaybeshegoesabittooslowlyforthefasterstudents,butformeit'swonderful!

IfeelI'mgoingtomakeprogresswithher.

I'dguessthatMrs.Chenisalmostsixty.She'sverystrict—wedon'tdaretosayawordunlesssheasksusto.She'salsoveryseriousanddoesn'tsmilemuch.Whensheasksyoutodosomething,youdoitimmediately!

Thereareafewstudentsinourclasswhokeepcomingtoclasslatebutthey'realwaysontimeforMrs.Chen'slessons!

Someofourclassdon'tikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowellorganisedandclear.Andafewstudentsevenadmitlikingher!

Duringscientificexperiments,sheexplainsexactlywhatishappeningandasaresultmyworkisimproving.Physicswillneverbemyfavouritelesson,butIthinkthatI’lldowellintheexamwithMrsChenteachingme.

Mr.Wu’sonlybeenteachingusfortwoweeksandhe’salreadyverypopular.IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature---helovesit,infact!

He’sgotsomuchenergy,thisisoneclassyoudonotfallasleepin!

He’sabout28,Ithink,andisrathergood-looking.Hetalksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited.He’sreallyamusingandtellsjokeswhenhethinkswe’regettingbored.EventhingslikecompositionsandsummariesarefunwithMr.Wu.Irespecthimalot.

Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain

MynameisAliceThompson.IcomefromSydney,AustraliaandI’m18yearsold.RecentlyIhadmyfirstrideonalong-distancetrain.Andwhataride!

AfriendandItraveledonthefamousGhantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSprings,rightinthemiddleofAustralia,morethanfourthousandkilometersaway.Wespenttwodaysandnightsonthetrain.Thetrainwaswonderfulandthefoodwasgreat.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!

Forthefirstfewhundredkilometresofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolourful.Therewerefieldsandthesoilwasdarkred.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Thesunshone,therewasnowindandtherewerenocloudsinthesky.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Thetrainwascomfortableandthepeoplewerenice.Duringtheday,Isatandlookedoutofthewindow,andsometimestalkedtootherpassengers.IreadbooksandlistenedtomyChinesecassettes（I'mstudyingChineseatschool）.Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.WhyisthetraincalledtheGhan?

Alongtimeago,Australiansneededawaytotraveltothemiddleofthecountry.Theytriedridinghorses,butthehorsesdidn'tlikethehotweatherandsand.Ahundredandfiftyyearsago,theybroughtsomecamelsfromAfghanistan.GhanisshortforAfghanistan.Camelsweremuchbetterthanhorsesfortravellingalongdistance.Formanyyears,trainedcamelscarriedfoodandothersupplies,andreturnedwithwoolandotherproducts.TheAfghansandtheircamelsdidthisuntilthe1920s.Thenthegovernmentbuiltanewrailwayline,sotheydidn'tneedthecamelsanymore.In1925,theypassedalawwhichallowedpeopletoshoottheanimalsiftheywereaproblem.In1935,thepoliceinatownshot153camelsinoneday.

Moudle4ASocialSurvey–MyNeighbourhood

XL:

AlivelycityIt'sgreattoseeyouagain,John.

JM:

It'sgreattoseeyou!

It'sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother,youknow.AndthisisthefirsttimeI'vevisitedyourhometown.

XL:

Yes,I'msogladyoucouldcome.

JM:

Youknow,I'veseenquitealotofChinaandI'vevisitedsomebeautifulcities,butthisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI'vebeento.It'ssolively,andeveryoneseemssofriendly.

XL:

Yes,it'soneofthemostinterestingcitiesonthecoast,everyonesaysso.Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.AndIlovelivingbytheseaside.

JM:

YouliveinthenorthwestofXiamen,isthatright?

XL:

Yes,that'sright.

JM:

What'stheclimatelike?

XL:

Prettyhotandwetinthesummer,butitcanbequitecoldinthewinter.

JM:

SoundsOKtome.Therearealotoftouristsaround.Don'ttheybotheryou?

、

XL:

Yes,theycanbeanuisanceinthesummerbecausetherearesomanyofthem.

JM:

Oh,lookatthathugeapartmentblock!

XL:

Yes,they'vejustcompletedit.Therentforanapartmentthereisveryhigh.

JM:

Ibelieveyou!

Thisarea'ssomodern!

XL:

Yes,thisisthebusinessdistrict.They'veputupalotofhigh-risebuildingsrecently.Andtherearesomegreatshoppingmalls.See,we'rejustpassingonenow.Mywife'sjustboughtabeautifuldressfromoneoftheshopsthere.

JM:

MaybeIcouldbuyafewpresentsthere.

XL:

I'lltakeyoutheretomorrow.Nowwe'releavingthebusinessdistrictandapproachingtheharbour.We'reenteringthewesterndistrict,themostinterestingpartofthecity.It'sgotsomereallyprettyparks...

JM:

Itseemslovely.IsthatGulangyuIsland,justacrossthewater?

XL:

Yes,itis.It'sagorgeousislandwithsomereallyinterestingarchitecture.

JM:

Sotheytellme.Doyouthinkwecouldstopandwalkaroundforawhile?

XL:

Yes,Iwasjustgoingtodothat.Wecanparkoverthere.Afriend'stoldmeaboutanicelittlefishrestaurantnearhere.Shallwegothereforlunch?

JM:

Thatsoundsgreat.I'mstarving!

Moudle5AlessoninaLab

Itishardtothinkofaworldwithoutmetals.Differentmetalshavedifferentuses,forexample,steelisusedincars,andironisusedinelectricalequipment.Whenweusemetals,itisimportanttoknowhowtheyreactwithdifferentsubstances,forexample,waterandoxygen.

Moudle6TheInternetandTelecommunications

TheInternetisthebiggestsourceofinformationintheworld,andit'saccessiblethroughacomputer.Itconsistsofmillionsofpagesofdata.In1969,DARPA,aU.S.defenceorganisation,developedawayforalltheircomputersto"talk"toeachotherthroughthetelephone.TheycreatedanetworkofcomputerscalledDARPANET.Forfifteenyears,onlytheU.S.armycouldusethissystemofcommunication.Thenin1984,theU.S.NationalScienceFoundation（NSF）startedtheNSFNETnetwork.Itthenbecamepossibleforuniversitiestousethesystemaswell.NSFNETNSFNETbecameknownastheInter-Network,or"Internet".TheWorldWideWeb（theweb）isacomputernetworkthatallow